Long Service Leave Calculator
Estimate your accrued or payable long service leave — the rules genuinely differ by state.
How it works
The calculator applies the state or territory you select: it multiplies your years of continuous service by that state’s accrual rate (most states accrue about 0.87 weeks a year, while South Australia and the Northern Territory accrue 1.3 weeks), then checks whether you’ve reached the full-entitlement or pro-rata threshold for a payout given your reason for leaving.
Worked example
A NSW employee with 8 years of service on a $90,000 salary:
- Accrual rate (NSW)
- 0.8667 weeks per year
- Accrued leave
- 8 × 0.8667 ≈ 6.9 weeks
- Weekly pay
- $90,000 ÷ 52 ≈ $1,730.77
- Accrued value
- 6.9 × $1,730.77 ≈ $12,000
Frequently asked questions
Unlike redundancy pay, long service leave isn't a national entitlement — it's set by each state and territory's own Act, and the qualifying years and accrual rate genuinely differ. South Australia and the Northern Territory, for example, accrue leave at 1.3 weeks per year, while most other states accrue at roughly 0.87 weeks per year.
Sources
- Long service leave in NSW — nsw.gov.au
- Long service leave in VIC — business.vic.gov.au
- Long service leave in QLD — business.qld.gov.au
- Long service leave in WA — wa.gov.au
- Long service leave in SA — safework.sa.gov.au
- Long service leave in TAS — worksafe.tas.gov.au
- Long service leave in ACT — worksafe.act.gov.au
- Long service leave in NT — nt.gov.au
Last reviewed: 11 August 2026